Master of Arts - Teaching English as a Second Language
- 2 years
- Duration
- 34,110 USD/year
- Price
- August, 2025
- Start
- Jan, 2025
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Tucson / USA
- Location
Program description
This master's program has a balanced emphasis on theory, research, and practice, making it ideal for professionals working in applied linguistics as well as those teaching English as a second language. This implies that you acquire advanced knowledge in the contexts of teaching and learning, professional and practical experience, and the theory and practices of teaching, learning, and language. You will benefit from one-on-one instruction from professors who are leading authorities in areas like classroom discourse analysis, second language writing, socio-cognitive approaches to second language acquisition, and technology-enhanced language teaching because of the program's small size—annual cohorts never surpass 12 students.
Program structure
The degree requires 33 credit hours of coursework, traditionally completed in 4 semesters.
In your final semester, you'll complete the Applied ESL seminar, which includes completion of a teaching portfolio and an action research project, presentation of the project, and professional development and job preparation activities.
Price
Tuition Fee - 34,110 USD/year
Application Fee — 85 USD
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Requirements for applicants
- An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above in relevant fields (e.g. in social sciences, humanities, and education, but especially English and foreign languages).
- Statement of Purpose: Include a two- to three-page statement of purpose. This statement should describe your teaching, leadership, and cross-cultural experiences as well as your career and/or academic goals.
- Letters of Recommendation:
The email addresses of two or three referrers for letters of reference, which should be professors who can speak to your abilities to do graduate coursework, and/or employers who can speak to your abilities or potential as an ESL/EFL teacher.The UA Graduate School will then send them emails asking them to upload the letters. Be sure to contact each referrer beforehand and ask him/her to address to the best of their knowledge, in the letter, your:
- Cross-cultural knowledge and sensitivity,
- Teaching performance or potential,
- Academic performance and potential Leadership activities and potential.
- Transcripts: Scans of unofficial or official transcripts from each academic institution attended. You will have to send official transcripts, after you are admitted, directly to the Graduate College:
- Curriculum Vita (CV): Include a curriculum vita or equivalent outlining your education, scholarship, employment, and academic achievements.
- Writing Sample: A six- to ten-page writing sample on an academic topic. We use this to evaluate your writing ability, not your knowledge of any particular field.
- GRE Scores: GRE scores are neither required for admittance to the program, nor for funding consideration, but they are optional if an applicant already has them. In that case, the GRE institution code is 4832, department code for the EL/L Program is 2599; you should self-report your scores here for evaluation, but official scores must be submitted via ETS to the Graduate College.
English Language Requirements
- TOEFL iBT 79
- TOEFL PBT 550
- IELTS composite score of 7.0
About the university
With more than 300 degree options, the University of Arizona, a top-100 university globally, provides chances for resume-building and transformative education. With collaborations with NASA, learn from professors who have won Nobel Prizes and aim high in your research.
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